William Elliott Debenham
E. G. Dalziel, Esq.

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Artist William Elliott Debenham(British, 1839–1924)British, 1839–1924

CultureBritish

Titles

E. G. Dalziel, Esq.

Date1870s–1880s

PlaceEngland

MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative

DimensionsImage: 5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in. (13.8 × 10 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in. (13.8 × 10 cm)
Mount: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky

Object number78.137.3

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

Son of a noted Victorian engraver and an artist himself,
Edward Gurden Dalziel apparently stopped by the Debenham studio en route to a costume
ball. His elaborate sun-and-moon or day-and-night get-up is a perfect analog
for photography’s negative and positive.

ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky, Houston; given to MFAH, 1978.
Exhibition History"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed in red, mount recto, bottom left: W.E. DEBENHAM; bottom right: 158 REGENT ST.; bottom centre: AND MASSINGHAM HOUSE HAVERSTOCK HILL N.W.

Inscribed in black ink, verso, top left: E.G. Dalziel, Esq.
Printed in red, verso, center: W. E. DEBENHAM // 158 REGENT ST W // and at // MASSINGHAM HOUSE // HAVERSTOCK HILL. // N. W. // No 35 [illegible] [numbers inscribed in black ink] // Copies of this photograph may be // had and enlargements or paintings // produced of any size

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